A New Kind of Family

Season

1979

USA

6.3

Two single mothers rent the same house, sight unseen, from an unscrupulous real-estate agent. With their money gone and nowhere else to go, they decide to move in together with their total of four children.

Episode List

S1 • E1

I Do

Widow Kit Flanagan (Eileen Brennan) has three children; divorcee Abby Stone (Gwynne Gilford) has one---and when they meet, each holds a lease to the same house.

Are You Sure Barnum and Bailey Started Like This?

S1 • E2

Are You Sure Barnum and Bailey Started Like This?

S1 • E3

The Hero

Tony (Rob Lowe) is hailed as a hero for saving a fellow student from choking, but when his ego blows up so does the family.

S1 • E4

The Overcharge

The family loses its electricity and hot water because of a utility-company billing error.

S1 • E5

Invasion of Privacy

Kit (Eileen Brennan) peeks at Tony's private journal, then begins to suspect that the "stuff" he writes about is drugs.

S1 • E6

Andy's New Dad

Andy (David Hollander) needs a partner for the father-son athletic meet.

S1 • E7

Thank You for a Lovely Evening

Kit is eager with anticipation with spending some alone time with her new boyfriend. The arrival of her roommate's ex-husband changes the situation and not for the better.